Yes, this is a thing. The new World Video Game Hall of Fame at the Strong National Museum of Play announced its inaugural 2015 class on June 4, 2015. The six classic games were chosen from 15 finalists. 

Inductees 
Doom ( 1993 ) 
Pac-Man 
Pong 
Super Mario Bros. 
Tetris 
World of Warcraft 

Didn't Make The Cut 
Fifa
Angry Birds
The Legend of Zelda 
Minecraft 
The Oregon Trail 
Pokemon 
The Sims 
Sonic The Hedgehog 
Space Invaders 


If you would like to read the news articles I found this out about, then click here. Feel free to discuss this totally legit thing, and make predictions for the 2016 inductees. 

Seriously? What respectable journalist would nominate Angry Birds? It was a fad, and that's it. It didn't make mobile gaming, and it isn't even good...

I personally don't understand why FIFA and Sonic The Hedgehog were nominated either though. Not saying either are bad (I enjoy FIFA), but why did they deserve a hall of fame spot in people's minds? Maybe Sonic did, I don't know.

Anyway, thanks for bringing this to our attention, thing. It's cool to know about.

Eirinn : If I was still a Flock Member, I would of easly disliked that post, but that's all fanboys/fangirls for you. Thank goodness I'm not a Flock anymore, the fanbase sucked.

Putting Angry Birds aside, I think the list is alright,. I understand with 5 of those 6 games that got it, but I have no clue on why WoW got the HoF

IgorBird122 : Probably because it was an MMORPG? The link I provided tells about each of the 15 games. It was just really hard to talk about the game without copyrighting the article I got this info from, so that's why it was so short. 

IgorBird122 : Because WoW is one of the most popular games of all time that still boasts millions of regular users even after almost 10 years after it's initial release? Not only is it the BEST MMORPG of all time, it was also pretty much the first that allowed you to do the sort of stuff that WoW allowed you to do. One of the best games I've ever played.

Eirinn : Because Sonic is one of the most recognizable characters from it's era? It's totally crazy that they chose DOOM over Zelda and Sonic to me, but that's just me.

Fifa was among the finalists because it's one of the most popular gaming franchises in History. Certainly among the best selling world wide.

I don't have a big problem with the list. Most of the games they chose were very revolutionary For their time

The only one I don't exactly get is DOOM. Great game, but I don't think it deserves that kind of recognition. It's not like it was the first FPS game or anything.

Jordanv78 : This is what the article says for DOOM: 

"This revolutionary first-person shooter game introduced by Id Software in 1993 popularized the genre with fast-paced action, smooth-scrolling graphics, and adrenaline-pumping combat that gamers loved and some cultural critics lambasted for being too violent.
DOOM introduced numerous technological innovations into game play and influenced the form, function, feel, and perception of many of the first-person shooting games that followed." 

thing1 : Thanks. I did read the article. I just kinda don't think it is as revolutionary as some of the other games selected with it. The only thing I would say is super Revolutionary was the voiceovers/Attitude of the main protagonist in the game.

I personally love DOOM, it's a great game but it's not even the first in it's Genre. A lot of the other games in the list, or even with regards to The Legend of Zelda CREATED a Genre.

Now if you were to put the Wolfenstein Franchise, or even Wolfenstein 3D (Which came out first mind you) Then I would probably be a little more on board with it. Some people will probably be mad at me for saying that, but whatever.

Jordanv78 : I admit, I was little confused with Doom myself. I would have expected Pokemon or Legend of Zelda to take it instead of DOOM. Minecraft will be in within the next few years since this will apparently be a monthly thing. However, I think it is still too new to make it yet. 

IgorBird122 : Perhaps I was a little opinionated when I said bit wasn't good (though good is all a matter of opinion anyway, so that works). I loved the game for about a week and then got tired if it. Really I was speaking of it in contrast with the other titles it was nominated with as well as the recognition of being called one of the best ever (because if a hall of fame inducts anything but the best, what's the point in it's existence?). I could easily point to better games for mobile, and that was what I was driving at really.



Jordanv78 : Well Sonic is easily recognized, and as such is famous, and in hindsight it makes sense for it to be nominated. I was simply thinking of fun factor alone, and that there are a large number of games that are more popular, but this is about something entirely different.

I understand FIFA being listed due to the sheer popularity of the Football/Soccer and the fact that FIFA is pretty much the official game of said sport. Still when they begin listing "Sonic" and especially "FIFA", I really think we're getting into a confusing mess. The reason I say this is that those are entire series' (again, especially FIFA), so giving a reason why they deserve a spot really unbalances the judging since they're competing against stand alone titles. Again, Sonic may refer to the first title in the series, but FIFA is an entire series. That seems awkward to me, though I wouldn't say it didn't deserve a spot, as it did. I was just confuses by the inclusiveness of the terms.

This is hilarious. It is so biased I can't even take it seriously if I tried. Sorry.

Jordanv78 : Well, that is true, it was the #1 PC game from release in 2004 all the way to 2012 when Minecraft took it over and knocked WoW to #2. So, holding the top spot for 8 years straight is quite an accomplishment, I don't think there is any game that came close and if Minecraft wants to get the same amount of success, the game needs to survive the top spot all the way to 2020 which is in 5 years.

I think in 2016's Hall of Fame, they will add more like Minecraft, Sonic, The Legend of Zelda, and other titles.

Eirinn : Yeah, I started playing it back in 2011 when the Flocks basically dominated the entire internet (similar to Bronies today). I mostly wanted to see on what the fuss is about "Angry Birds", so I tried it out and then became a Flock member to, then later in mid-2013, I started getting tired of the fanbase and left.

Eirinn : Yeah having Fifa on there does indeed seem kinda awkward. Similar to if they put "Madden" or "Call of Duty" on there. Games should not be nominated at this point based on the success of the franchise.

I believe with regards to Sonic, they nominated it based on it's Original Game on the Genesis. Similar to what the article sited. This makes a lot of sense. I remember how blown away I was when I first Saw Sonic when it was released. So that does make sense, although it didn't win, so it doesn't matter. Did really did set the bar as to what a 16 bit platformer should be at the time, when people were still playing NES.

The only game that didn't make the list that had me Super Surprised is Legend of Zelda.

That game was one of the pioneers of early Adventure games as well as RPG's.